current affairs - Growing Old Disgracefully

Fun times at the UN

Published on October 17 2005

Mugabe compares Bush, Blair to Hitler at UN event ROME (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Monday railed against U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, calling them "international terrorists" bent on world domination...

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Guess I'll have to buy a ticket now

Published on October 17 2005

Ticket frenzy on as Powerball pot hits $340 million The jackpot in Wednesday's Powerball lottery will be the game's biggest ever, an estimated $340 million, and sellers are bracing for a rush of ticket buyers hoping to strike it rich. There was no winner...

Duluth News Tribune | 10/01/2005 | Swenson wants to offer scholarships to vandals James I. Swenson, chief financial backer of University of Minnesota Duluth's new science building, says he is turning the other cheek. Swenson said he and UMD Chancellor...

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Oy!! What a country!!!

Published on September 27 2005

Man Takes Citizenship Oath, Wins Lottery - Yahoo! News DES MOINES, Iowa - A man who immigrated from Kenya to the United States found prosperity beyond his expectations on the day he became a U.S. citizen. Shortly after Moses Bittok, of West Des Moines,...

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again

Published on September 21 2005

Holy. ****.

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Maybe pols should try this here

Published on September 21 2005

Green MP to run nude after Hide wins Epsom Green Party MP Keith Locke today quashed fears he would be the first MP to break a 2005 election vow -- he will run nude in Epsom as promised. Mr Locke said he would do the nude dash if Act leader Rodney Hide...

WCCO: Vang Found Guilty In Deer Hunters' Deaths On Thursday, Vang took the stand in his defense. He said he fired at the group of hunters because he feared for his life. Vang said the shootings happened after one of the white hunters used profanities...

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Vang trial coming up

Published on September 9 2005

Rural vs. City Ways at Issue in a Wisconsin Murder Trial - New York Times MADISON, Wis., Sept. 8 - A jury was chosen in this liberal bastion on Thursday for the trial of a Hmong immigrant charged with killing six hunters, causing consternation in the...

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Prophecy from a year ago

Published on September 5 2005

Louisiana's Wetlands @ National Geographic Magazine It was a broiling August afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Big Easy, the City That Care Forgot. Those who ventured outside moved as if they were swimming in tupelo honey. Those inside paid silent...

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Is THIS why it took so long?

Published on September 4 2005

And in reading through the entire article, it would seem that the blame game is in full swing. Fingerpointing seems to be everywhere these days, doesn't it? Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting Behind the scenes, a power struggle emerged, as federal...